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	Scotland - Open Encyclopedia
		Scotland, or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba, is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom.
		For other places with the same name, see Scotland (disambiguation).
	open-encyclopedia.com /Scotland (3503 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page
		Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom.
	istanbulhotelsguide.info /index.php?title=Scotland (3528 words)

	Scotland
		Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba also origninally known as Caledonia by the early settlers) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
		Scotland has a land boundary with England in the island of Great Britain and is otherwise bounded by seas and oceans.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/scotland (3788 words)

	The forming of Scotland
		He was to be the last King of Strathclyde, for on the death of King Malcolm II of Alba in 1034, he also succeeded to that throne, thus joining the two kingdoms as one; Scotland.
		In order to realise the amalgamation of the Kingdom of Strathclyde with that of the Kingdom of Alba, an understanding of the political events preceding it is required.
		The Scotland of the sixth century was a land of four distinct peoples:- the Britons of Strathclyde; the Scots of Dalriada; the Picts of Caledonia; and the newcoming Angles of Northumbria who advanced into the Lothians.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/Scotland/alba.htm (967 words)

	ipedia.com: Dacia Article
		A kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC under a king, Oroles.
		Under Burebista (Boerebista), a contemporary of Julius Caesar, who thoroughly reorganized the army and raised the moral standard of the people, the limits of the kingdom were extended to their maximum.
		Alternate meaning: Dacia This article is part of the History of Romania series Dacia Romania in the Middle Ages National awakening of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romania during World War II Communist R...
	www.ipedia.com /dacia.html (1381 words)

	BBC Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom.
		BBC Scotland co-ordinates two of the country's five public television stations: BBC ONE Scotland and BBC TWO Scotland, as well as national radio networks, BBC Radio Scotland and the Gaelic language BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.
		It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a significant amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BBC_Scotland (337 words)

	Alba (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alba, a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
		Alba de Tormes, Castile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble Alba family) and Alba de Yeltes)
		ALBA, a Latin American political, social and economic cooperation project (from the Spanish: Alternativa Bolivariana para la América)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alba_Township (118 words)

	Alba Iulia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On December 1, 1918 some tens of thousands of Romanians (the exact number is disputed between Romanian and Hungarian historians) gathered in Alba Iulia, to hear the proclomation of the union of Transylvania with the Kingdom of Romania.
		The tomb of John Hunyadi is also located in Alba Iulia.
		Voivod of Wallachia, occupied Transylvania following his victory in the battle of Selimbar, entered Alba Iulia and became Habsburg governor of the province, until he was killed by mercenary troops in Basta's army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alba-Iulia (118 words)

	BBC Alba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term BBC Alba is generally used to describe specifically the Gaelic language wing of the corporation.
		BBC Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland's national television broadcaster, BBC Scotland Television.
		This article related to broadcasting in the United Kingdom is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BBC_Alba (69 words)

	Alba (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alba, a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
		Alba de Tormes, Catile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble Alba family) and Alba de Yeltes)
		Look up Alba and alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alba_Township (69 words)

	Alba (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alba, a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
		Alba de Tormes, Catile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble Alba family) and Alba de Yeltes)
		Look up Alba and alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alba_Township (103 words)

	Alba (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alba, a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
		Alba de Tormes, Catile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble Alba family) and Alba de Yeltes)
		Look up Alba and alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alba_Township (103 words)

	Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 2
		He founded the city of Lavinium, and after his death his son Ascanius transferred the seat of the kingdom to Alba Longa.
		In accounts of this war with Alba Longa, the famous story is told of the Horatii and the Curiatii, three brothers in each army, who were selected to decide the contest by a combat, which resulted in favor of the Horatii, the Roman champions.
		Foundation of the City.—According to the Roman legends, the origin of the city was connected with Alba Longa, the chief city of Latium; and the origin of Alba Longa was traced to the city of Troy in Asia Minor.
	www.forumromanum.org /history/morey02.html (2048 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - Dieter Nisipeanu in the Heart of Transylvania
		In 1009 the Roman-Catholic Archbishopric of Alba Iulia was instituted under the tutelage of the Hungarian Kingdom.
		Alba Iulia was certified as a county in 1171, then as civitas, along with Brasov, Sibiu and Rodna.
		The XIII Gemina Legion was to be billeted in Alba Iulia in one of the major Roman stone-built camps during the years Dacia was a Roman province.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2784 (1964 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kingdom of Scotland
		Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
		Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
		The Kingdom of Scotland was a state located in Western Europe, in the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kingdom-of-Scotland (796 words)

	Surname History
		kingdom of Northumbria on the east and the Scotish-Pictish (Scots) kingdom of Alba on the north.
		The kingdoms of Strathclyde and Rheged are the legendary lands of Arthur, fabled king of the Britons.
		None the less, the Strathclyde army defeated the Saxons and made its way to way to Gwynedd where their new king negotiated for a place to settle.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /ewhiteside/clan/surname.html (3193 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: History of Scotland
		Scotland, in the geographical sense it has retained for nearly a millennium, completed its expansion by the gradual incorporation of the Britons' kingdom of Strathclyde (additional info and facts about Strathclyde) into Alba.
		Scotland was to have 45 seats in the House of Commons (The lower house of the British parliament), and a representation in the House of Lords (The upper house of the British parliament).
		The written history of Scotland largely begins with the coming of the Roman empire (An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome) to Britain.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_scotland.htm (6985 words)

	Kings of Strathclyde
		In 1034, the Kingdom of Strathclyde was formally merged with that of Alba, and Scotland was formally born, albeit at this time without the Western Isles and the Orkneys and Shetland which were still under Norse rule.
		One of the kingdoms of Scotland that arose at the end of the Roman occupation of Britain was that of Strathclyde.
		This marks the end of Strathclyde as an independent state, and a year later King Donald II was to exile the British royal family, who fled to north Wales.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/strathclyde/localkings.htm (2109 words)

	Chronology
		December 1, 1918- The Assembly of Alba Iulia declared Transylvania’s union with the Kingdom of Romania.
		Romania gave permission to the Russian troops to pass through it’s territory to attack the Turks, resulting in Turkish bombardments of Romanian towns on the Danube.
		Romania lost to Hungary the North-Western part of Transylvania, a territory inhabited mainly by Romanians.
	www.cs.kent.edu /~amarcus/Mihai/english/cronologieen.html (2686 words)

	Greater Romania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bessarabia united with the Romanian Old Kingdom, Transylvania united by a Proclamation of Union of Alba Iulia voted by the Deputies of the Romanians from Transylvania; Bessarabia, having declared its independence from
		The union of the regions of Transylvania, Maramureş, Crişana and Banat with the Old Kingdom of Romania was ratified in 1920 by the
		Second World Wars, the greatest territorial exent of a united country of ethnic Romanians, on historically Romanian lands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_Romania (2686 words)

	Solicitor General for Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law.
		Since their transfer to the Scottish Executive, the United Kingdom Government has been advised on Scots Law by the Advocate General for Scotland.
		Until 1999, when the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive were created, the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland advised the United Kingdom Government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland (178 words)

	AllRefer.com - Picts (British And Irish History) - Encyclopedia
		The kingdom of Alba thus formed became the kingdom of Scotland.
		To the south of the Picts, Scottish invaders from Ireland had established the kingdom of Dalriada in the 5th cent.
		Between 843 and 850 Kenneth I, king of Dalriada, established himself also as king of the Picts, although how and why is not clear.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Picts.html (178 words)

	Alba
		In AD800 Scotland was shared between four peoples: the powerful kingdom of the Picts, who held sway over most of the landmass of Scotland; the kingdom of Dalriada in Argyll; the kingdom of the Britons in Strathclyde; and the divided and declining kingdom of Northumbria.
		The relationship between the kingdom of the Scots and the recently established Norman dynasty to the south had still to be resolved, but the lines of Scotland's future development were now clear.
		By 1124 a powerful feudal kingdom had been established based in Edinburgh and descended from the kings of Dalriada.
	www.gla.ac.uk /archaeology/news/publications/alba.html (178 words)

	Royal Navy
		When the native Celtic tribes of northwest Hibernia, the Scots, began migrating to what is now the West Coast of Scotland to form their Kingdom of Dalriada in the 5th Century, they called Britain 'Alba'.
		Thus when we look out from the unit to the Northern shores of the river we are looking at the old kingdom of Dalriada.
		King Fergus who came over from Ireland established the kingdom of Dalriada, and the Kingdom lasted some 300 years.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /rn/print.php?page=6319 (178 words)

	Dunadd Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		By 850 pressure from Viking raids caused the conjoined Kingdom of Alba to move its centre from Dunadd to Scone, near Perth.
		Dunadd was the capital of the Kingdom and where its Kings were anointed.
		The kingdom of "Dal Raita" emerged in Argyll in the early centuries AD, after the Romans had abandoned Scotland.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /kilmartin/dunadd (178 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Scotland : Unification, 844-973
		The new Kingdom of Picts and Scots was called ALBA, to be called SCOTLAND by the English.
		The smallest of these Kingdoms was Dalriada, inhabited by an (originally Irish) people called the Scots.
		A Brief History of Scotland, ch.2 : The Kingdom of Scotland, by Peter N. Williams, from britannia.com
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/britain/unifscot.html (178 words)

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